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The Bride Stripped Bare
Rock · 1978 · 10 tracks

The Bride Stripped Bare

Bryan Ferry

A raw, uncharacteristically exposed collection of soul covers and originals recorded in the wake of a public breakup. Dry, intimate, and deeply wounded.

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The one where the coolest man in rock actually lets you see him cry.

A bruised and weary elegance that finds beauty in the wreckage of a public breakup.

The Bride Stripped Bare · vs · Bryan Ferry
Melancholic+1.9σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Sign of the Times
2:32
02
Can’t Let Go
5:16
03
Hold On (I’m Coming)
3:45
04
The Same Old Blues
3:24
05
When She Walks in the Room
6:21
06
Take Me to the River
4:30
07
What Goes On
4:13
08
Carrickfergus
3:48
09
That’s How Strong My Love Is
3:17
10
This Island Earth
4:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The startlingly raw and jagged guitar work on Sign of the Times that breaks Ferry's usual polished veneer.
The transition into the traditional folk of Carrickfergus where the art-rock artifice drops away for pure sentiment.
The claustrophobic, echoing vocal delivery on the closing track This Island Earth that feels like a transmission from a void.
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